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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Ives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Grigori Lebedev enters the cage!
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190 cm
30
287 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm
25
270 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Ives! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Lebedev! The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ives ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lebedev moves away. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ives. Lebedev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Lebedev throws the left hand but Ives avoids the punch easily. Lebedev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ives. Ives buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ives checks a leg kick. Ives on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Ives clinches up against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lebedev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ives manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ives swings wildly with an uppercut but Lebedev uses good head movement to avoid it. Ives fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lebedev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lebedev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lebedev misses with a body punch.
Ives working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Lebedev blocking some punches.
Ives has Lebedev pressed against the cage, preventing Lebedev from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Ives lands a body punch. Ives is looking to break free of the clinch but Lebedev has double underhooks. Ives blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ives lands a shot to the body. Ives landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lebedev looks gassed! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ives's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A decent looking cross lands there for Ives.
It looks like Grigori Lebedev has been cut. Ives digs a good hook to Lebedev's body.
Ives tries to clinch there but Lebedev circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lebedev slips a jab from Ives. Ives digs a good hook to Lebedev's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Ives as he connects with a hook. Ives misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy left from Ives finds it's target. Johnny Ives is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ives connects with the punch.
That has opened up Grigori Lebedev's cut even more. Ives lands a big uppercut and Lebedev crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lebedev looks OK. Ives waves Lebedev back to his feet!
Lebedev is rocked! Ives thuds his shin into the meat of Lebedev's side. Ives throws the left hand but Lebedev avoids the punch easily. Ives throws a body punch but Lebedev moves out of range. Ives misses with an uppercut. Ives tries to move into range but Lebedev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ives takes a swing at Lebedev's ribcage but misses. Lebedev blocks a jab. Lebedev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ives. Ives connects with a looping right hand.
The cut above Grigori Lebedev's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Ives cracks Lebedev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Ives bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Ives lands with an uppercut that bounces Lebedev off the cage and back into range.
Grigori Lebedev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ives throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Lebedev misses with a looping left. Ives blocks a jab. Ives misses the body punch and Ives takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ives throws a wild body kick that Lebedev sees coming a mile off. Ives looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ives throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Lebedev ducks right into an uppercut from Ives.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Grigori Lebedev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Ives! A pretty intense looking Johnny Ives took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
80% |
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